Almanac for May 25th: Memorial Day

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for May 25th: https://ko-fi.com/Post/May-25-Pabst-Mansion-U6U01G1EYH

Today's Observance: Memorial Day

Bummer May 25th

May 25, 1812: An explosion at Felling Colliery in England kills 92 men and boys.

May 25, 1895: Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and taken to Newgate Prison for processing. He is later transferred to Pentonville Prison, where he is sentenced to hard labor, is malnourished, and is only allowed to read either the Bible or The Pilgrim’s Progress. 

May 25, 1979: American Airlines Flight 191, bound from Chicago to Los Angeles, loses an engine shortly after takeoff due to improper maintenance. It crashes less than a mile from the end of the runway. All 271 people on board are killed, as are two people on the ground. 

My mother’s first cousin, James Zielinski, was one of the passengers killed in this accident.  

May 25, 1985: Tropical Storm One, formed over the Bay of Bengal on May 22nd, reaches Bangladesh. The storm surge, torrential rains, and floods kill more than 11,000 people. 

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Almanac for May 24th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for May 24th: https://ko-fi.com/Post/May-24-Brady-Street-K3K61G1EV2

Bummer May 24th

May 24, 1964: During a football (soccer) match between the Peruvian and Argentinian national teams in the Estadio Nacional in Lima, a Uruguayan referee makes a controversial call against Peru. Fans throw trash onto the field. One man who attempts to invade the pitch is brutally beaten by the Peruvian National Police. A riot and a crowd crush ensue, since the exit doors have been sealed with corrugated steel shutters. The 328 people who die mostly die of crush asphyxia or of internal injuries.

May 24, 1971: Duke Ellington dies of lung cancer.

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